Top cities for small-business jobs

By By AUBREY COHEN

on September 30, 2014 12:59 PM

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Small-business jobs are up from a year ago, but down from a peak in April, according to the latest Paychex | IHS Small Business Jobs Index. The index reports small-business jobs from a baseline level of 100 in 2004, meaning an index number above 100 is better than 2004, and one below is worse.Here are the top 20 metropolitan areas for small-business jobs, relative to their 2004 baseline level, starting with No. 20 Washington, D.C., which has an index level 98.16, down 0.88 percent from a year earlier. less